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18-year-old drops hyphenated last name belonging to his stepfather, his mother tells him she's deeply ashamed of his decision: ‘It was forced on me’

Lana DeGaetano

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Expecting mom refuses to name her daughter 'Emmy Grace' after her husband's girlfriend of 6 years, who passed when he was 21: 'He told me he wanted to use the names and he was putting his foot down'

Emmy Pratt

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14-year-old shortens her name to mirror her late mother's name, only for her father, who encouraged the name change prior, to forbid it when he remarries a jealous woman: 'She wanted that extra connection to her mom'

Lana DeGaetano

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26-year-old pregnant woman demands naming daughter after her late childhood dog, 31-year-old husband refuses, claiming it will negatively impact their child in the long-run: 'I'd be weirded out if I were named after a dog'

Emma Saven

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Mom-to-be wants to name her daughter 'Audrey,' sister protests and says it's too outdated: 'We eventually just kicked her out of the shower'

JR Atkinson

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New parents secretly change their 4-month-old's name after the husband's sister-in-law steals their original name choice and gives it to her 7-month-old: ‘First, middle, and last name’

Lana DeGaetano

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Husband wants to name his 3rd child after his mother, doesn't understand why wife refuses: 'I really truly fear that it will cause issues in our marriage'

JR Atkinson

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Dad forces 21, 23, and 27-year-old children to call his wife "bonus mom," refuses to let them call her anything else even though it makes them uncomfortable: 'Our dad says it “makes her happy” and to just do it.'

Emmy Pratt

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32-year-old dad-to-be insists on naming his baby after a D&D character, refuses to compromise with wife who likes classic names: 'I don't want to name our child after a fictional character'

Emmy Pratt

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Woman insists Korean coworker use an 'English name' at work because their first name is 'offensive,' coworker refuses: 'She recently complained to our manager'

JR Atkinson

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20-year-old tries to stop sister from naming her newborn after a fungal infection, sister says she's 'stepping way out of line': 'Just tell the husband what it means'

JR Atkinson

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Foster parents pressure 16-year-old foster kid to change his name from Ryder to Ryan, claims his name is inappropriate: 'They would like me to strongly consider it so I could have the chance at a professional future'

Emmy Pratt

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New mom wants pregnant sister-in-law to change her baby's middle name in case she wants to use it for a second child: 'The in laws googled our names and found the registry'

JR Atkinson

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Woman gets pregnant, demands 23-year-old cousin give up her name so her daughter can have it and fulfil 'family prophecy': 'I need you to release the name to her'

Ally Perry

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'YOUR KIDS WILL NEVER EVER EVER FORGIVE YOU EVER': Shakespeare-obsessed pregnant woman wants to name her twins Romeo and Juliet, much to the horror of her husband and best friend

Emmy Pratt

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Boyfriend's mom refuses to call son's partner by his given gender-neutral name, partner snaps at her and calls her bigoted: 'I am half Asian [...] it's a unisex name that isn't short for anything'

JR Atkinson

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